Diamond House Heritage Restaurant and Motor Inn

Dave & Wendy are the most amazing hosts! Wendy’s beautiful warm smile and friendly demeanour is like receiving a warm hug on a cold winters day! Dave, absolutely is hilarious and very reminiscent of visiting an Australian version of Faulty Towers (The TV show) but in the best possible way! Dave’s cooking is also sensational and the Coriander Prawns served with Coriander ice cream ( one of many dishes on the menu) is beyond compare! If you’re looking for a unique experience while travelling through Victoria, you won’t be disappointed! Top notch!

Couldn’t believe how rude and unprofessional the guy who checked us in was. He told me that I had more money then since for booking through *********** and not directly through the motel. He’s attitude was disgusting!! The dwelling was double story and our room was on the bottom floor. The room was certainly not sound proof!! The guests who were staying in the room above us made such a racket all night that we didn’t get a wink off sleep. It was so very load, don’t know what they were doing up there but we could here everything from there talking and moving and banging around it was if they were in our room. This went on all night till 6am in the morning, kept us up all night. Certainly wouldn’t recommend this place, it was a motel stay from hell!!!!

Stawell’s Diamond House Heritage Restaurant & Motor Inn is an excellent alternative to staying at Halls Gap and is only 20 minutes from the Grampians. My wife and I stayed one night only to break the trip from Adelaide to Ocean Grove. Diamond House is an attractive rustic heritage establishment from 1868. The owner (or manager), Dave, is a likable Yorkshireman with a good sense of humour. Ben, the friendly restaurant host, delivers excellent meals. The Bush Dust Kangaroo served with Mashed Potato and Vegetables is very tasty, and the Confit Mint Lamb Shank served with Creamy Mash was also excellent. Both meals at $30 each represent good value. Wines are very reasonably priced. We recommend the Shiraz for both meals. We intend to stay on our next trip to Stawell.

On arrival I was requested to show my Australian Govt COVID VAX Certificate. I have no issue with that request, as I have shown it many times since arriving into VIC from SA. I use the cert stored in my Apple wallet as haven’t had opportunity to download onto my new acquires VIC QR app. I was met with ‘that’s not legal or good enough’ I tried to download the cert onto the app on the spot but it took some time. In the meantime the waiter was extremely rude and shouted over me. After he started arguing we decided to leave. The owner was also very rude as we left. I have never felt so bullyied by hospitality staff before. Every place we visited in past 2 days accepted my Apple wallet certificate, so I am perplexed to say the least